Product Description: Following severe brain injury the immediate concern is a simple one--the survival of the patient. Subsequent prediction of the quality and extent of recovery becomes increasingly difficult. Although physical, e.g. sensory and motor, recovery dominates the first six months, psychological symptoms, which form the focus of this book gradually take precedence...read more

Product Description: The primary purpose of this book is to provide rehabilitation clinicians with unique, well-organized, step-by-step diagnostic and treatment protocols and procedures for head injured patients with diffuse brain lesions.

Product Description: Book by James, H. E., Anas, Nick G.

Product Description: Book by Adamovich, Brenda B., Ph.D., Henderson, Jennifer A., Auerbach, Sanford

Drawing from cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and behavioral psychology, Wilson demonstrates how to assess memory problems for rehabilitation and produce a comprehensive plan of action.Clinical psychologists, educational psychologists, and neuropsychologists working with the memory impaired will gain an understanding of various techniques that can be employed to help their patients. Occupational and speech therapists will learn practical measures to help with their patient's specific memory problems and academic psychologists will appreciate the theoretical support that has been advanced by Dr. Wilson in her search for effective treatment programs.

Product Description: This book proves essential to understanding the problem of brain failure by emphasizing the various therapeutic approaches which have previously been somewhat neglected. The book summarizes the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the various forms of brain failure, examining in detail structural and examining metabolic causes...read more

Product Description: ...impressive collection of authors discuss detailed clinical information on the cognitive,neuromotor and language effects on communication and swallowing following traumatic brain injury

Product Description: Book by Deelman, B. G., Saan, R. J., Van Zomeren, A. H.

Product Description: Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Pharmacology explores the neuropsychiatric consequences of congenital and acquired brain lesions and their appropriate pharmacologic treatment. The clinical problems addressed - practically, though always in a theoretical framework - are the severe behavioral disorders of children, of retarded people, of people with epilepsy, and of victims of traumatic brain injury...read more

Product Description: Book by Kreutzer, Jeffrey S.

Product Description: This text offers an overview of the effects of genetic, prenatal, and perinatal brain disorders on cognitive development and learning in children. Summarizing the available data as well as presenting previously unpublished research, the book aims to provide clinicians with practical information that will aid their diagnostic and therapeutic work with children who have sustained early brain injury...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For clinicians, this volume will provide easy access into the mainstream of research on traumatic brain injury in children, its pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome. For scientists specializing in cognition and development, and for those in the basic neurosciences, the studies of traumatic brain injury discussed in this book provide a unique opportunity to relate brain structure to patterns of behavior...read more

Product Description: This book provides a superb integration of clinical and research findings on catastrophic brain injury. The clinical chapters address the definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and outcome of the most severe closed head injuries that typically result in death or devastating neurobehavioral sequelae...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive textbook focusing on the medical aspects of rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. The book is a guide for physicians in the management and treatment of both adult and paediatric patients.

Product Description: Dr. Ylvisaker, a well-respected leader in the study and practice of rehabilitation, has completely rewritten this second edition of his best-selling Head Injury Rehabilitation: Children and Adolescents. Drawing upon the extensive, multidisciplinary experiences of expert contributors, Dr...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Mild traumatic brain injury is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed problems in the United States today. Symptoms can mimic those of a stroke, depression, or chronic fatigue syndrome. Authors Stoler and Hill offer clear information on the different types of brain injury, as well as the treatment options available...read more

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